The Art of Living by Epictetus: I've been describing this, in conversation, as "the world's oldest self-help book." That's almost certainly not accurate, but it sets the right mood. Born in 55 ce, Epictetus was enslaved for much of his life. Perhaps because of this, he was really into the idea that happiness comes from … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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What We’re Reading This Week
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” So begins one of literature’s most celebrated and terrifying reads – Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. I’m wrapping this one up in celebration of the recent holiday and because re-visiting the … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
Edisto by Padgett Powell: Edisto is the type of novel that is rewarding and difficult in all of the ways that Faulkner's work is: it is heavy in Southern vernacular & highly stylistic. In parts, you might need to follow along with a pen to navigate passages. But, it is a dazzling novel. Told in the voice … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
SARA Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo Stay With Me is the heartbreaking debut novel by Nigerian author, Ayobami Adebayo. Stay With Me tells the story of married couple Yejide and Akin who both take drastic measures to have a child. A bite-sized novel that packs a punch, I have a feeling Stay With Me will … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
Lindsey We Come to Our Senses by Odie Lindsey Odie Lindsey's We Come to Our Senses is a rollercoaster of language. His sentences are oftentimes puzzingly poetic, which makes this short story collection one of those where I keep a pen in my hand, underlining moments that stun me, make me jealous, and remind … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
JULIA A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava "As a New Yorker who spent a year working for the Public Defender's Office, I think that this book rings hilariously true. Sergio De La Pava so accurately captures the inexhaustible pathos of the most tireless cogs of the legal system. I've only just started, but … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
DANITHAN Men and Style: Essays, Interviews and Considerations by David Coggins “'How do you begin to write about the way we dress?,' asks David Coggins in the opening chapter of Men and Style, his new book celebrating men's sartorial decisions and the reasons behind them. He then proceeds to answer this very question in the following … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
AMY S The Gentleman by Forrest Leo "I'm not very far in, but I already love this book. I’m at the dinner party where the main character meets the devil. It’s hilarious, it’s quick-witted, sharp and snappy. I like the way it's set up. It’s told in first person from the perspective of the main … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
BETHANY Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey by Elena Ferrante "The perfect prescription for your sense of loss upon finishing the fourth and final installment of the Neapolitan novels, The Story of the Lost Child. While it's still true, you have been forcibly ejected from this breathless, absorbing fictional world that feels more real and urgent than your … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
CONSUELO The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante "The whole world Elena Ferrante has built in her Neapolitan novels is so enveloping. You feel like you're there, and obviously the two main characters, the two women, are really interesting and play off each other really well. Right now I’m on the second book … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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